Snipers often discover a weapon’s true potential only after it leaves the range and enters combat. Dust, cold, heat, and chaos expose weaknesses, but sometimes they reveal strengths no one planned for ...

Students in the U.S. Army Sniper Course conduct the ghillie wash exercise Jan 21, 2026, at Fort Benning, Georgia. The ghillie wash is designed to test the strength and durability of the suits as well ...

Every war has its share of unbelievable moments, and sniper history is no exception. From shifting winds and limited visibility ...

The gap is finally closing. In early 2026, the U.S. Army has officially fielded its first “Dark Eagle” hypersonic battery.

By the end of fiscal 2025, the U.S. Army plans to field a long-range hypersonic weapon capable of flying faster ...

Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick “Roger” Pugh served as a sniper during the second of his two deployments to the war in ...

A San Francisco-based robotics company says the Trump administration has expressed interest in deploying its high-tech robots onto future battlefields. The tech firm, Foundation, has already scored ...

Combat stress revealed sniper system strengths that range testing and laboratory trials failed to expose. Semi-automatic platforms like the SVD Dragunov legitimized semi-auto rifles for sniper roles ...